On Aug 7th, Portland Timbers will host FC Dallas in a Major League Soccer match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Portland Timbers is fresh off their 4-4 draw against Minnesota United. Blanco struck first for Portland Timbers in the 1st minute, but Franco Fragapane got the equalizer for Minnesota United in the 9th minute . Portland Timbers is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed FC Dallas is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Seattle Sounders. Marcelo Nicolas Lodeiro Benitez scored the first goal for Seattle Sounders in the 39th minute on a penalty, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, FC Dallas was frustrated by Seattle Sounders’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Seattle Sounders ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, FC Dallas won by a score of 4 to 1. Jesus Ferreira struck first for FC Dallas in the 26th minute, then Ferreira added another in the 30th minute.
Paul Arriola and Jesus Ferreira are the top scorers for FC Dallas in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Portland Timbers is glad to have Jarosław Niezgoda in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.